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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 187-191 |
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Post hysterectomy vesicovaginal fistula repair without vaginal vault closure - A simple laparoscopic extravesical repair approach
Samir Swain, Suresh Kumar Rulaniya, Vishal Kumar Neniwal, Praveen Kumar Yadav, Piyush Agarwal, Shweta Bhalothia, Kishor Maroti Tonge, Zaid Ahmad Khan
Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Samir Swain
Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack - 753 007, Odisha
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/UROS.UROS_17_22
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe a simple extravesical laparoscopic approach for supratrigonal vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair without cystotomy and closer of the vaginal vault. Materials and Methods: This retrospective observational study reviewed data of 36 patients from January 2015 to January 2020. In our technique, the fistula tract was identified without cystotomy with the help of preplaced ureteric catheter in VVF tract. After meticulous extravesical dissection of the fistula tract, the bladder wall was closed in a single layer using polyglactin 2.0 sutures. The omental flap was approximated over the vaginal vault without primary closer of the vault. Results: In most of the patients the fistula opening were located 2 cm away from ureteric orifice while in 4 patients it located within 2 cm of orifice. The mean operative time was 86 min (65–125) and estimated blood loss was 94 ml (40–130). The mean size of fistula was 7.1 mm (5–15 mm). Omental flap was approximate over vaginal opening in most of the patients. The average hospital stay of patients was 5 days. In all patients, Foley catheter was removed on day 14 after cystogram. The mean follow-up of patients was 4.2 months (3–7). All patients remained continent and symptom free during the follow-up periods. Conclusion: Our technique without suturing of the vaginal vault in laparoscopic VVF repair is safe in a simple supratrigonal fistula with good results and avoiding added suturing.
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